90 GROW YOUR OWN VEGETABLES 



but it is well to emphasise the need for a firm bed and to 

 mention that fresh manure should be withheld as it 

 encourages soft growth. As the plants stand in the 

 open all through the winter, it will be a wise precaution 

 to slope them in November. This is done by removing 

 earth from the north side of the plant, pressing the latter 

 down and placing the disturbed earth on the south side. 



Borecole or Kale is a useful form of green vegetable 

 as it matures in winter and ranks among the hardiest of 

 all plants. The colouring and shape of the kales present 

 much variety. Some are green, others purple, yellow, 

 or blue, whilst all have foliage of a highly ornamental 

 character. The seeds should be sown in an outdoor 

 bed during April and transplanted to the permanent 

 quarters when the peas have run their course. Place 

 them eighteen inches apart in rows two feet asunder and 

 follow the rules laid down for broccoli. Gather the full- 

 grown leaves from time to time, but do not pull up the 

 roots until all the young shoots have matured. 



Good varieties are Asparagus Kale, Drumhead Kale, 

 Half Tall Scotch Kale, Imperial Hearting, and Storries' 

 Albino. 



Kohl-Rabi, a form of cabbage-leaved turnip, is 

 essentially a food for cattle, but there are palatable 

 varieties which are not coarse and are well worth 

 growing in gardens and allotments, especially in place 

 of turnips, when these are found to grow woody and 

 rank. The leaves as well as the bulbs are edible. 



Cultivation consists in sowing seeds in drills fifteen 

 inches apart in May and selecting a well-manured plot. 

 When the seedlings appear they should be thinned out, 

 leaving eight inches between them. Select Early Purple 



